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Developer drops plans for $300M wind farm in Tipton County

A Colorado-based developer that filed a lawsuit last year against a central Indiana zoning board alleging it had exceeded its authority by increasing the distance wind turbines had to be from property lines has withdrawn its plans to build a wind farm.

Developer drops plans for $300M wind farm in Tipton County

TIPTON, Ind. — A Colorado-based developer that filed a lawsuit last year against a central Indiana zoning board alleging it had exceeded its authority by increasing the distance wind turbines had to be from property lines has withdrawn its plans to build a wind farm.

Juwi Wind announced Thursday it is giving up plans to erect 94 wind turbines in a rural area northwest of Tipton, about 35 miles north of Indianapolis. The company previously announced it would invest $300 million in the project.

The company said in a statement that the Tipton Board of Zoning Appeals decision to increase the distance between the turbines and property lines and requiring a property value guarantee plan to protect non-participating property owners in the project “effectively rendered the project impossible to build.”

The lawsuit’s other plaintiffs will decide whether to pursue their claims against the zoning appeals board, even though Juwi is no longer involved, the Kokomo Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/1m0kDIC ).